Rahul Gandhi says that central government is lying about deaths: why is it wrong here

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a press conference on Friday where he addressed the coronavirus crisis in the country. During the press conference, he used various half-truths and exaggerated lies to attack the government on this matter. During the press conference, Rahul Gandhi gave a peculiar argument about the number of deaths in the country. He said he can “guarantee” that the death toll is inaccurate. But he also said that he has told Congress governments not to lie, essentially saying that only BJP governments are lying.

Talked to the Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states, told them that they will be harmed by the lie, there is a need to accept the reality. The actual death toll can be disturbing, but we must stand to tell the truth: Whether or not Rahul Gandhi misreported even in Congress ruled states pic.twitter.com/eitL4lOPih- ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2021 The argument he has given is completely wrong. Rahul Gandhi’s version of death statistics Rahul Gandhi recently shared an estimate of the New York Times deaths on his Twitter account, which presents a highly exaggerated figure without any basis. The NYT estimated 1.6 million deaths as of May 24 without any reasonable argument. They presented a worse scenario of 4.2 million deaths due to coronavirus. According to official figures, we know that in 2020 the death rate was much lower than the year before, which was 10%. Numbers do not lie… Government of India does. pic.twitter.

com/5YLSnaeKzK- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 26, 2021 Therefore, 1.6 million deaths or 4 in 2021 to be precise to estimate. An overwhelming majority of 2 million will have to come. Assuming that on an average, 24,000 people die every day in India under normal circumstances for all reasons, which is the most reliable estimate, by May 26 this year, 3,4,000 people are expected to die due to all causes. , Except only Kovid-19. Thus, according to the NYT death data, Kovid-19 is expected to have killed at least 1.6 million people in India since the onset of the epidemic, and keeping in mind that the mortality rate will be 2020 compared to 2019. In India, Kovid again accounts for at least 35% of all estimated deaths in India between January 1 and May 24 this year.

Furthermore, if 4.2 million deaths are believed to be true, So this means that this year at least as many people died from Kovid-19 as in all other cases combined. This is a completely bizarre conjecture that would be completely contrary to data from other parts of the world. Also, if these numbers were correct, we would have been witnessing a social collapse, not just the collapse of the health system. Furthermore, the health system was stressful for only a few weeks. Till then and since then, no shortage of resources in hospitals has been reported from most of the states of the country. Like this, Rahul Gandhi’s claims of “rapid” excess deaths are debilitated. Are only non-Congress states lying? The second part of Rahul Gandhi’s argument is even more bizarre as he blames countless deaths at the feet of non-Congress governments. It is to be noted here that the central government does not provide the death toll on its own. It is the state governments that send their respective numbers to the central government, which the Ministry of Health uploads on its website. Thus, blaming the central government for the official death toll is itself incomprehensible. Nevertheless, let us look at the case fatality rate and cases per million cases from some parts of the state

. We took 8 states, 3 ruled by the Congress party, 3 by the BJP, a non-Congress, One by the non-BJP party and the other where the Congress party is in alliance with the Shiv Sena and the NCP. Congress-ruled states are in green (coalition included), BJP-ruled states in saffron and AAP government in blue, it can be seen that there is no “exponential” difference between states’ death rates, regardless of which party the party is in. Ho power. Delhi has the highest rate of confirmed cases and along the expected lines, its death rate is also one of the highest. Punjab, the center of ‘farmers’ protests’, seems not to be doing enough testing and, consequently, its mortality is much higher than the rest. Therefore, for Rahul Gandhi to claim that Congress ruled states are reporting accurate data is quite ridiculous. Overall death rate in India is 1.16%. Except Punjab, which is far from the chart, all other states here are not far from the average. so, The suggestion that the number of deaths due to coronaviruses in India is very low and only BJP-ruled states are responsible for this is shameless politics which has no basis in statistics.

Rajasthan has a much lower CFR than Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. If Rahul Gandhi indeed believes that deaths in India are faster than official figures, how can he claim that BJP-ruled states are reporting deaths but not Rajasthan? The NYT number, which Rahul Gandhi trusts, will require all states to reduce deaths prominently. It cannot be clearly argued that the Congress Party’s hands are clear by blaming others for this. It has a much lower CFR than Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. If Rahul Gandhi indeed believes that deaths in India are faster than official figures, how can he claim that BJP-ruled states are reporting deaths but not Rajasthan?

The NYT number, which Rahul Gandhi trusts, will require all states to reduce deaths prominently. It cannot be clearly argued that the Congress Party’s hands are clear by blaming others for this. It has a much lower CFR than Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. If Rahul Gandhi indeed believes that deaths in India are faster than official figures, how can he claim that BJP-ruled states are reporting deaths but not Rajasthan? The NYT number, which Rahul Gandhi trusts, will require all states to reduce deaths prominently. It cannot be clearly argued that the Congress Party’s hands are clear by blaming others for this. All states will need to reduce deaths prominently. It cannot be clearly argued that the Congress Party’s hands are clear by blaming others for this. All states will need to reduce deaths prominently. It cannot be clearly argued that the Congress Party’s hands are clear by blaming others for this.